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:: Request from Chairman Ryan relating to budget enforcement pending the adoption of a conference report on the concurrent resolution on the budget. PDF :: Reply to Chairman Ryan's request by Chairman Sessions PDF

Hearing Documents

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 9-2 on Monday, June 3, 2013.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 243:
ADOPTED by record vote of 227-194, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 229-193, on Tuesday, June 4, 2013.

MANAGERS: Webster/Hastings (FL)

1. Open rules for H.R. 2216 and H.R. 2217.

2. Provides one hour of general debate on each bill equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.

3. Waives all points of order against consideration of each bill.

4. Waives points of order against provisions in each bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI, except for section 563 of H.R. 2217.

5. Provides that each bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule.

6. Provides that the Chair may accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record.

7. Provides one motion to recommit each bill with or without instructions.

8. Section 3 provides that pending the adoption of a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2013, the provisions of House Concurrent Resolution 25, as adopted by the House, shall have force and effect in the House as though Congress has adopted such concurrent resolution, and the allocations of spending authority printed in Tables 11 and 12 of House Report 113-17 shall be considered for all purposes in the House to be the allocations under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

Amendments

Replaces the sequester – which would cause deep cuts to important domestic priorities and defense – through fiscal year 2014 using a balanced approach to deficit reduction, with about half the savings from spending cuts and half from revenues. Protects our most vulnerable citizens, ask those earning over $1 million per year to contribute more, eliminate Agriculture direct payments, and cut subsidies for Big Oil.

Submitted

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 40

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to strike section 3 of the rule and insert the text of amendment #2, offered by Rep. Van Hollen (MD), which calls on the Speaker to follow regular House procedure and immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to negotiate a fiscal year 2014 budget resolution conference agreement with the Senate. Defeated: 2-9